A well-dressed man wearing a dirty apron and holding a paintbrush, on the scene-painting gallery floor at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham. Large hand-painted 'flats', the backdrop scenes for the theatre stage, can be seen to left and right.

Date:
circa Jan 1901 - Jan 1902
Location:
Theatre Royal, New Street, Birmingham
Reference:
BB76/03284
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

It is likely that this as-yet unidentified man was a prominent figure at the Theatre Royal; his fine clothes do not give the impression that he was one of the ordinary male theatre workers, although he may have been a chief artist for the scene and props department. Research sources indicate that a Mr W R Young was scenic artist at the Theatre Royal at the end of the nineteenth century, but it is unclear whether Young is the man shown in this image.

Content

This is part of the Series: THR01/01 Theatre Royal and Bragg's Wine Cellars, Birmingham, circa 1901-1902; within the Collection: THR01 Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Victorian Theatre, Georgian Theatre, People At Work